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In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
Rupert Davies
British actor (1916-1976).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 60 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Lin Yutang
Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Banzai Town. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1976 at 80 years old in British Hong Kong.
Sybil Thorndike
British actress (1882-1976).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Gainsborough. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1976 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Orlando Letelier
Chilean economist and diplomat (1932-1976).
Born April 13th, 1932 in Temuco.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 44 years old in Washington, D.C. (car bombing).
Paul Ford
Comedy actor.
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Baltimore.
Died April 12th, 1976 at 74 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Gottfried von Cramm
German tennis player.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Cairo (traffic collision).
Imogen Cunningham
American photographer.
Born April 12th, 1883 in Portland. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1976 at 93 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Paul Gallico
American writer and journalist (1897-1976).
Born July 26th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1976 at 78 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Harry Nyquist
Swedish american mathematician (1889-1976).
Born February 7th, 1889.
Died April 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Harlingen.
Elmyr de Hory
Hungarian painter and art forger (1906-1976).
Born April 14th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1976 at 70 years old in Ibiza (intoxication).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 499
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan